Summary

  • Australia win by 95 runs to reach final

  • Faulkner 3-59, Starc 2-28, Johnson 2-50

  • Dhoni top-scored for India with 65

  • Smith 105 & Finch 81 for Australia

  • Australia face NZ in Melbourne on Sunday

  1. Team of the tournament - number eight/spinnerpublished at 07:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "When Ashwin hits the winning runs in three-and-a-half hours' time, he'll be in my team. I know what it's like not to spin the damn thing!"

  2. Team of the tournament - number eight/spinnerpublished at 07:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "If you look at this World Cup it has been all about batting. But Vettori has 15 wickets at around 18 average. And he is a real pest at the end when he comes to bat."

    Daniel VettoriImage source, AFP
  3. Postpublished at 07:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    "My slow bowler is Daniel Vettori, ahead of Imran Tahir. He's glued the game together."

    Aggers agrees. Vic mentions Tahir "as he bowls more people out than Vettori", and makes a case for Ravichandran Ashwin.

  4. Postpublished at 07:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    "I go for Corey Anderson of New Zealand. He can change the game, he's a left-hander and he bowls pretty well. I've got four left-arm bowlers."

    Vic and Michael agree. Aggers has Wahab Riaz at seven - he thinks he has enough batting already - and lets them have Anderson at seven.

    Corey AndersonImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 07:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I think Australia will be looking at Maxwell for Test cricket. Pick him at six or seven and let him play that free role."

  6. Postpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "What about Maxwell against short-pitched fast bowling? Is that an issue?"

  7. Postpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "If you pick a team on the criteria like of who the opposition would least like to face, Maxwell has to be in the side."

    Glenn MaxwellImage source, Reuters
  8. Postpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    It looks like the panel are going for Australia's Glenn Maxwell at six...

  9. Postpublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "I've got AB de Villiers at five".

    Vic and Michael concur.

    AB de VilliersImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 07:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Division among the selectors at number four - Vic goes for Steve Smith, Jim picks AB de Villiers, while Aggers and Michael Vaughan both go for Mahmudullah.

    Other votes are coming in for Brendan Taylor and Virat Kohli among others. They'll come back to number four.

    Steve SmithImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 07:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "That's fine, I'll go with those top three."

    Kumar SangakkaraImage source, AFP
  12. Postpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "We're all agreed with the openers, and I think we're agreed with number three - Kumar Sangakkara, who's going to keep wicket for us."

  13. Postpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    "The soundness of Brendon McCullum, with Martin Guptill. McCullum as captain. I also considered Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Chris Gayle."

    Brendon McCullum (left) and Martin Guptill (right)Image source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Stand by for the team of the tournament. Shockingly, Jim Maxwell has only gone for three Aussies. They're going for the openers first.

  15. Postpublished at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "In the old days, we'd have said 'that's it, game done and dusted' but we don't any more. New Zealand got 299 in 43 overs in Auckland, although it's a different-shaped pitch - so it can be done."

  16. Vote nowpublished at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    We have just published a live vote, which you can find on the top right of this page, or via the "vote" tab on mobile devices.

    It's a simple one: Who will win this match? It's open for an hour or so get voting.

    You can find the terms and conditions here.

  17. Live nowpublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    BBC Radio Test Match Special

    Time to keep your ears pinned back on Test Match Special - as they're going to be picking their team of the tournament.

    Vic Marks, Michael Vaughan and Jim Maxwell will be joining Aggers on the selection panel - the others will be trying to stop Jim naming an all-Aussie XI - but you can send us your picks for the XI via email, text or Twitter in the usual way. We'd love to hear from you.

    Sydney Cricket GroundImage source, Getty Images
  18. Player reactionpublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Australia centurion Steve Smith: "I think it's a good total, we're going to have to bowl and field well though. At the start, if you're offered 330, I reckon you take that nine times out of 10. It's going to be about squeezing and hopefully the bowlers can do a job for us. It's always nice getting hundreds at the SCG and hopefully the boys can back it up in the field now."

  19. Postpublished at 07:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Sydney

    "The first audible cries of 'Come on Aussie, come on' are a sign that the home fans think their team have done enough. The Australia hitters just kept coming - 70 runs were taken from the final six overs. It could have been much, much worse for India, but you still feel that the Aussies have too many."

    cricket fans at the aus v india semi-finalImage source, Getty Images